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Many premises-based phone system (PBX) manufacturers claim that the five year costs of their systems are lower than an equivalent cloud alternative. What the premises guys don’t tell you about is all the extra little hidden costs that come as a result of the limitations of the hardware and software in their systems. This guide will provide you with useful questions to ask your PBX manufacturer to ensure that you're getting the full picture on the cost of their system.
Questions to Ask During an Evaluation:
• Have you sized this system for my peak demand?
• Have you factored in the cost of site redundancy?
• How many hours of call recording are included?
• How is mobility supported? Do calls route in an out of the PBX for call treatment?
• What are the annual maintenance costs of the hardware and software in this system?
• Which third party systems have you integrated this PBX with?

One of the most fundamental aspects of marketing your business is having the right technology in place, And at the forefront of your technology hub should be a reliable phone service. Having a dependable phone network your company can is vital in more ways that one. Even in today's world of competing technology and emerging tech-trends, a proper phone system is the link that enables you to connect with anyone, from co-workers down the hallway to the business partner on the other side of the globe.

Your old PBX has served you well so why switch? After all, changing out your communications system is a big undertaking. However, it may be far riskier to stay with an out-of-date and under-performing onsite PBX.This free white paper explains 5 top reasons why businesses are leaving their PBXs behind and moving up to the cloud.

There are many points of frustration, inefficiencies and exorbitant costs involved with the old school PBX phone hardware. The Cloud offers software based solutions for everything from music to CRM and RingCentral has created a cloud-based communications solution. Explore 7 of the key virtues of this modernized solution to collaboration, which includes multiple location unity across your company, flexibility with your growth, simplified infrastructure and management, easily connecting mobile workforces and remote employees and more.

To successfully choose and implement an IP system, the best place to start is with a roadmap - current offerings, justification factors, upcoming solutions, and suggested planning guidelines. Without one, your new system might never move forward. Read more.

Hosted PBX phone solutions are revolutionizing how small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) serve their customers, grow their business, and support their employees. Delivering the same enterprise level, professional phone system capabilities large businesses use at a much lower cost, hosted PBX is helping SMBs save money while putting their customer services on par with much larger organizations.

The Cloud; software as service across the Internet, is experiencing mass proliferation for everything from banking to CRM. Communications are part of this migration and offer a compelling solution over the retro, hardware-based systems known as PBX. This paper illustrates comparative anatomies of the old and new models. Major benefits of cloud communications are detailed, including the elimination of costs, removal of complexity for managing the system, alleviating IT resources, and the benefits of one system with a host of features. A deep-dive of the technology supporting the solution is included.

Download the free A to Z eBook to learn more about data security, employee productivity, IT Support and cost. Also, see how the competition measures up against Office 365.
Here are a few must-knows when it comes to Office 365:
Data compliance out of the box. Built-in security and privacy features; meets key industry standards and supports FERPA, HIPPAA and EU.
Online or offline across all devices. Whether you are in the office or on the go, Office applications let you create, edit and share from your PC/MAC or your iOS, Android™ or Windows device with anyone in real time.
Work off a single platform and eliminate third-party apps. With our suite of apps, such as Enterprise Content Management, Cloud PBX, and Microsoft MyAnalytics, you can trust that a single vendor is providing you the tools you need to get work done.

The existing upgrade paths from legacy PBX and ACD suppliers make it difficult for contact center executives to contemplate the future of customer service on their own terms. If your ACD-based contact center has become a road block for adding capacity or adding channels such as social media and mobile, you might want to think about making the switch to a SIP-based contact center solution.
SIP delivers two important advantages over legacy switching:
1. SIP is based on open standards, so you can choose hardware and software that is best suited for your environment.
2. SIP’s capability extends beyond voice to new media types such as mobile, social media and video.
SIP-based contact centers provide a roadmap to sophisticated features without the complexity and expense of traditional proprietary ACDs.
Learn more about how to build the next-generation customer service platform.

ANSR, Inc., needed a flexible, feature-rich office phone system that easily and quickly scales with the changing needs of a rapidly-expanding business. Download this case study to find out how VocalocityPBX, a hosted PBX office phone solution, catered to their needs.

Do attitudes to IT adoption vary depending on your seniority within a business? And could this be holding back adoption of technology? These are key questions explored in this paper, which compares the views of mid-level ‘hands on’ IT managers with those of senior directors within British companies.
Across both groups, there is a sense that UK business in general is too wary of implementing new technology.
But there is a significant divergence of opinion when it comes to a range of factors, such as the extent to which companies invest in new technology, stay on top of the latest tech, and understand its importance to the success of the business.
A pattern emerges, whereby the senior leaders within companies are far happier than middle managers with the status quo around technology adoption. And IT managers even suggest that this might be driven by self preservation on the part of senior leaders.

Organizations today depend upon their networks to increase productivity and reduce network infrastructure and maintenance costs. Accordingly, these networks must be secure and perform reliably in order to accommodate geographically dispersed users. Unplanned remote site downtime due to equipment failure or adverse environmental conditions can severely impair network service.

BLUESTREAK, Inc., a New Jersey-based promotional items manufacturer and distributor, needed to reduce telephone expenses to help maintain competitive advantage. Find out how VocalocityPBX, a hosted PBX voice communications solution helped them to achieve their goal and even exceed expectations.

"Build your business case. There is a transformational shift around enterprise voice solutions as organizations move from the PBX to unified communications (UC) for their voice needs. In parallel, many organizations are moving their existing on-premises infrastructure into the cloud.
This brief outlines the benefits and considerations such as:
• Microsoft Office 365 and the cloud
• Selecting phones for Skype for Business
• Replacing the PBX and making the transition
• And more
Download this brief that helps you realize the benefits that UC and collaboration brings to the modern workplace."

As a provider of cable television, telephone, and high-speed Internet for the City of Burlington, Vermont, Burlington Telecom (BT) offers communication services to more than 16,000 homes. By the end of 2008, BT’s communications infrastructure will allow every home and business in the city to have access to its fiber optic network.

Large multi-million dollar corporations may have the capital and the expertise to install, run and maintain an in-house VoIP service. Small to large business may be better off with a hosted solution. This whitepaper explains both the differences and the advantages of each type of service.

Quickly see differences between brands like Avaya, Mitel, Cisco, ShoreTel, 8x8, Panasonic, etc and compare over 94 phone systems by 52 brands for small to big business. Our latest Spring 2010 edition of the chart also compares PBX and Business VoIP systems side by side so you can make an educated comparison of your options. This analysis is prepared in an easy to use Excel spreadsheet so you can edit and add information to suit your analysis and presentation needs.

Quickly see differences between brands like Avaya, Mitel, Cisco, ShoreTel, 8x8, Panasonic, etc and compare over 94 phone systems by 52 brands for small to big business. Our latest Spring 2010 edition of the chart also compares PBX and Business VoIP systems side by side so you can make an educated comparison of your options. This analysis is prepared in an easy to use Excel spreadsheet so you can edit and add information to suit your analysis and presentation needs.

Traditional phone systems, aka, PBX were designed for a time when people primarily worked from desk phones; well before the Internet restructured our patterns of communication and general lifestyles. Many businesses feel entrenched with the systems they have, but as contracts expire and systems get harder to maintain options are considered. Explore the top 5 hidden costs of the PBX, including costs in upgrades, maintenance and service calls, the strain on IT budgets, accumulation of service charges, connecting office locations and difficulty planning for growth and the future.

"What are the benefits of moving your phone services to Office 365? How does the Skype for Business phone experience online differ from a traditional on-prem PBX phone experience? What are the important features to consider when selecting phones for your Office 365 cloud deployment?
Join Polycom voice experts Randy Wintle and Peter Huboi as they cover these topics and more in one of our most accessed on-demand webinars."

"What are the benefits of moving your phone services to Office 365? How does the Skype for Business phone experience online differ from a traditional on-prem PBX phone experience? What are the important features to consider when selecting phones for your Office 365 cloud deployment?
Join Polycom voice experts Randy Wintle and Peter Huboi as they cover these topics and more in one of our most accessed on-demand webinars."